LW · EDM · NHL id 8483455
Isaac Howard has played 2 games for the Edmonton Oilers in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 1 assist (1 points) on 4 shots while averaging 11:02 a night (8:53 at even strength, 2:05 on the power play and 0:00 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 83% of his 5v5 minutes with Trent Frederic and 44% with Jake Walman over the last 2 games, and the Oilers have controlled 41% of shot attempts with Howard on the ice (1-1 in goals, 100% offensive-zone starts). In the Oilers' most recent game against VAN he was on L4 with Trent Frederic and Josh Samanski and on PP2.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs VAN, detected from shift data
- 1 P in last 2 (0.17/GP before)
- 26% of team PP time (was 9%)
- +1:37 PP TOI
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 2 games, 10:58 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 0 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 2 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2026-27 · 6 attempts, 4 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at EDM: 6 attempts, 4 on goal, 0 goals, 0.40 expected goals; best chance Isaac Howard at 0.25 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 29 GP · 5 points vs 7.0 expected
Last 20 games: -47. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 5.6%
- 94.2
- 55.6%
- G vs xG
- 2 / 3.8
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (TOI up 1:31 a game, 2 promotion events): some of the heat may be real.
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 4 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played29
- Goals2578th of 715
- Assists3651st of 715
- Points5655th of 715
- Power-play points0437th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal36610th of 715
- Hits7703rd of 715
- Blocked shots5711th of 715
- Plus/minus−6472nd of 715
- Penalty minutes12580th of 715
- Faceoffs won0451st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)44.3%658th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)46.2%580th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)42.1%667th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)41.7%680th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)42.7%642nd of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)39.0%706th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /601.06272nd of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.028272nd of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.10716th of 719
Usage
- Ice time per game10:19668th of 715
- Power-play time per game0:29404th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %70.8%29th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.60611th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO942703rd of 719
- Goals above expected−1.8531st of 715
- Luck Meter−51732nd of 828
- Ascension score5953rd of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed23.0117th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts48416th of 715
- Hardest shot82.9598th of 715
- Offensive-zone time38.6%643rd of 715
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 29 of 29 games through the sequence engine
- −0.059
- Season net
- −0.28xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 1.06
- Attempts
- 5
- 0.054
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
How his goals happened
2 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2025 vs UTA | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 30.2 | — | |
| Oct 21, 2025 @ OTT | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 60.1 | — |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Howard
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Howard apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Frederic | C | 2 | 14:48 | 83% | 40.7% | 50% (1-1) | 40.0% 2:58 | 100.0% 1:22 |
| Jake Walman | D | 2 | 7:50 | 44% | 28.6% | — (0-0) | 50.0% 9:56 | 58.3% 16:17 |
| Owen Michaels | RW | 1 | 7:29 | 42% | 40.0% | — (0-0) | 50.0% 1:53 | — 0:40 |
| Josh Samanski | C | 1 | 7:22 | 41% | 27.3% | 50% (1-1) | 100.0% 1:02 | 50.0% 1:19 |
| Connor Murphy | D | 2 | 7:14 | 41% | 20.0% | 50% (1-1) | 58.8% 10:32 | 44.0% 31:06 |
| Shakir Mukhamadullin | D | 2 | 6:41 | 38% | 60.0% | — (0-0) | 31.8% 11:05 | 45.2% 16:23 |
| Ryan Shea | D | 2 | 5:26 | 31% | 38.5% | 50% (1-1) | 42.1% 12:20 | 64.1% 30:44 |
| Mattias Ekholm | D | 2 | 4:30 | 25% | 71.4% | — (0-0) | 32.0% 13:16 | 68.4% 31:56 |
| Evan Bouchard | D | 2 | 3:52 | 22% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 39.3% 13:54 | 73.8% 33:31 |
Game log
2 games in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | @ VAN | W 9-7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10:58 | 8:24 | 2:25 | — |
| Sep 29 | vs VAN | OTL 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11:06 | 9:22 | 1:44 | — |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 2 | 22:04 | 11:02 | 21 | 19 | 52.5% | 52.0% | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 1.5 | 0.5 | 100% |
| Even strength | 2 | 17:46 | 8:53 | 13 | 19 | 40.6% | 36.8% | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 0.7 | 0.5 | 100% |
| 5v5 | 2 | 17:46 | 8:53 | 13 | 19 | 40.6% | 36.8% | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 0.7 | 0.5 | 100% |
| Power play | 2 | 4:09 | 2:05 | 8 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.8 | 0.0 | — |
| 5v4 | 2 | 4:09 | 2:05 | 8 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.8 | 0.0 | — |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | EDM | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 11:02 |
| 2025-26 | EDM | 29 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 12 | 36 | 5.6% | 7 | 5 | 10:19 |
Isaac Howard news
- After up-and-down 2025-26, Isaac Howard will begin new year in the NHLSpartans Wire
- 4 Oilers Forwards Who Need to Step Up with Savoie OutThe Hockey Writers
- Soft Schedule, Hard Reality: Oilers Enter Season Banged Up and Under PressureNHL Trade Talk
- 4 Oilers Who Need a Good Start to the 2026-27 SeasonThe Hockey Writers
- Isaac Howard leads 'outmatched' Oilers to victory over the Canucksoilersnation.com
- Tristan Jarry steady, Isaac Howard scores, and only one more Oilers tune-up game until show timeOilers Nation
- 3 Takeaways From Oilers’ 2-1 Preseason Win Against CanucksThe Hockey Writers
- Oilers' Isaac Howard: Shines in untested lineupCBS Sports
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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.